-;; Add this to load-path manually, then add the rest in load-paths.el
-(add-to-list 'load-path "~/.home/emacs/")
-(load-library "load-paths")
-
-(if (eq system-type 'cygwin)
- (load-library "win32"))
-
+;; Add the directory containing .emacs to the load-path.
+(add-to-list 'load-path (file-name-directory (file-truename user-init-file)))